Wisconsin ? A federal judge dismissed a Roman Catholic pharmacist’s claim that he was fired by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for refusing to fill birth control prescriptions and that the dismissal violated his religious freedom.

The ruling Thursday said Wal-Mart had accommodated Neil Noesen’s religious opposition to birth control by having other pharmacists fill prescriptions.

But U.S. District Judge John Shabaz said Noesen went too far by putting customers who called about birth control on hold indefinitely and by refusing to get service for those who showed up in person.

Noesen, 32, could not be located for comment Friday.